Conventional Versus Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration for the Diagnosis of Hilar/Mediastinal Lymphadenopathies

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

253

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Conditions
Mediastinal LymphadenopathyHilar LymphadenopathyLymphomaLung NeoplasmsSarcoidosis
Interventions
DEVICE

EBUS-TBNA

Patients allocated in the intervention group will undergo EBUS-TBNA procedure, performed in a bronchoscopy suite by the same operator under conscious sedation Three needle passes for each approachable station will be performed. The samples obtained will be examined on-site by experienced blinded cytopathologist.All specimens obtained will be send to definitive cytological and histological evaluation and the final diagnosis will be collected and reported on CRFs

Trial Locations (1)

60100

Pulmonary Diseases Unit, Department of Immunoallergic and Respiratory Diseases, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria 'Ospedali Riuniti', Ancona

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria Ospedali Riuniti

OTHER

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